Washing-machine.



No. 877,627. PATENTED JAN. 28, 1 908.

J. F. BBNNINGTON, J. S. BENNINGTON, JR & A. L. BENNINGTON.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1906.

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PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

J. P. BENN'INGTONQLS. BENNINGTON, JR &; A. L. BENNINGTON. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1906..

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THE NORRIS PETERS co., \IASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. BENNINGTON', JACOB S. BENNINGTON, JR, AND ASA L. BENNINGTON, OF LA HARPE,

ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN F. BENNING- TON, JAcoB S. BENNINGTON, Jr., and AsA L. BENNINGTON, citizens of the United States, residing at La Harpe, in the county of Hancock and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washing machines and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a machine of simple construction, which will be efficient in use and easy to operate.

Another object is to provide a washing machine in which every part of the clothes being washed is presented to the action of the machine.

These and other objects are attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a washing machine made in accordance with our invention Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation, showing the extension table pulled out; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the adjustable pitman; Fig. 6 is a broken plan view of the rotatable latform or tub support; Fig. 7 is a detail side view of a modified form of gearing for rotating the tub; Fig. 8 is a detail view of the rack bar for actuating the same Fig. 9 is a broken perspective view of part of the means for rotating the tub.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more particular description of the invention, the numeral 1 designates the frame of the machine supported upon legs 2, and provided with uprights 3 at one end of said frame. At one side, the frame is provided With a wringersupport comprising a longi tudinal bar 4, supported by upright bars 5. At the side where the Wringer is located a sliding extension table 7 is provided for supporting the tub 6 for the clothes as they drop from the wringer. This table is pushed under the frame when not required for use.

Pivoted to the uprights 3 are the handle bars 8, having a handle 9, and a cross bar 10 for the funnels 11. One of said bars, 8, extends beyond the upright 3, as at 12.

1 funnel.

Pivotally connected to the extension 12 is an adjustable pitman 13, made in two sections, connected by a sliding band 14. The lower end of the pitman is connected to an elbow lever 15, pivoted at 16, to a bracket 17 extending from the frame. The opposite end of the elbow lever is pivoted to a sliding bar 18, carrying a spring pawl 19 at its inner side, the purpose of which is to intermittently rotate the tub support or platform 20. This platform is mounted on ball bearings 21, and carries a ratchet wheel 22 adapted to be engaged by the pawl 19 to give the platform a step-by-step rotative movement at each oscillation of the handle bars 8.

The inner end of the bar 18 is supported by a bracket 18 and forced inward by a spring-pressed bolt 18" so as to hold the pawl in engagement with the ratchet wheel 22. A spring-pressed bolt or catch 22 is arranged on the opposite side of the wheel so as to engage with the teeth of the wheel and hold the wheel and platform against backward movement when the bar is returned to cause the pawl to engage with another tooth of the wheel. Clamps 23 at the top of the platform 20 are utilized to hold the tub of clothes in place. A spring 24 is connected at one end to the extension 12 of the bar 8, and at the opposite end said spring is connected to the bar 18, and the purpose of this spring is to return the handle bars to their upper position after each downward movement.

The funnels 11 are each provided with a stem 25, and said stems are connected together by a cross bar 26, andare pivoted to the handle bars 8, by means of a bolt 28 passing through said bars and through the connecting bar 10 between the handle bars. The upper end of the stems project above the handle bars, and one of said stems is connected to one of the uprights 3 by means of a rod 29, the purpose of which is to insure a proper angle of the stems 25 during the downward movement of the funnels 11. These funnels or pounders may be provided with a perforated diaphragm 30 at some distance above the lower open end, and at the top a guard or deflector cup 30 prevents the suds from splashing up and out of the Instead of rotating the tub by means of the pawl 19 on the bar 18, a rack bar 4 may be used which is adapted to engage with a pinion 2 on the shaft 3 Motion is transmitted from the shaft to the platform 20 by means of bevel gearing 22 and 1 as shown in Fig. 7. The pinion 2 is loosely mounted on the shaft 3 and is adapted to intermittingly engage therewith by means of a clutch 5 and spring 6 whereby the platform is rotated in one direction only as the bar 4* is reciprocated.

The operation of the invention may be briefly described as follows: The clothes to be washed are placed in a tub secured in place on the platform 20 by means of the clamps 23, and the clothes are covered by hot suds. The handle bars are then operated, and at each operation the tub is moved so that a different part of the wash is presented to the pounders, owing to the connecting mechanism between the handle bars and the rotating platform. After the water has been changed on the clothes and the operation continued, a wringer may be attached to the wringer board and the extension table drawn out to support the tub for receiving the clean clothes.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having'thusdescribed our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

In a Washing machine, a frame, a table rotatably mounted thereon provided with a ratchet wheel, a reciprocatory bar for actuating the wheel in one direction only, a spring catch for holding the Wheel when the bar is moving in the other direction, handles pivotally mounted on one side of the frame at the top, one of which extends' beyond the pivotal point, an adjustable pitman connected with said extension and with an angle lever, said lever being connected with said bar, and pounders connected with'said handles.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. BENNINGTONL JACOB S. B'ENNINGTON, JR.

ASA L. BENNINGTON. Witnesses: I

GEORGE E. JoHNsoN, JOHN W. WALKER. 

